General Information 00 Noise Emission Controls Maintenance: 00–11 General Information sale or delivery to the ultimate purchaser or while the vehicle is in use. Federal Law, Part 205: Transportation Equipment Noise Emission Controls 2. The use of the vehicle after such a device or ele- ment of design for the purpose of noise control has been removed or rendered inoperative by any person.
Part 205, Transportation Equipment Noise Emission Controls, requires the vehicle manufacturer to furnish with each new vehicle, such written instructions for the proper maintenance, use, and repair of the ve- hicle by the ultimate purchaser to provide reasonable assurance of the elimination or minimization of noise emission control degradation throughout the life of the vehicle. In compliance with the law, the noise emission controls maintenance information in each applicable group of this manual, in conjunction with the vehicle service manual, provides these instruc- tions to owners.
Recommendations for Replacement Parts Among those acts presumed to constitute tam- pering are the acts listed below: 1. The removal of engine sound-suppression panels. 2. The removal of cab tunnel or hood sound- suppression panels. 3. The removal of, or rendering inoperative, the engine speed governor so as to allow the engine speed to exceed the manufacturer’s specifications. 4. The removal of, or rendering inoperative, the engine fan clutch, including bypassing the control on any thermostatic fan drive to cause it to operate continuously. Replacement parts, used for the maintenance or re- pair of noise emission controls, should be genuine Western Star parts.
If other than genuine Western Star parts are used, for replacement or repair of components affecting noise emission control, the owner should be sure that such parts are warranted by their manufacturer or to be equivalent to the genuine Western Star parts in performance and du- rability. Western Star Noise Emission Controls Warranty 5. The removal of the fan shroud. 6. The removal of, or rendering inoperative, en- gine exhaust components, including the ex- haust pipe clamping. 7. The removal of air intake components. Maintenance Instructions Scheduled intervals are in the maintenance tables in this group. A "Verification of Inspections Log (Groups 01, 20, and 49)" follows.
These logs should be filled in each time the noise emission controls on the ve- hicle are maintained, repaired, or replaced. Refer to the vehicle owner’s warranty information book for warranty information concerning noise emis- sion controls. Tampering With Noise Controls is Prohibited Federal law prohibits the following acts or the caus- ing thereof: 1. The removal or rendering inoperative, by any person (other than for the purposes of mainte- nance, repair, or replacement) of any device or element of design incorporated into any new ve- hicle for the purpose of noise control prior to its Western Star Maintenance Manual, September 2015 00/16